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Why Not!

Original title: Pourquoi pas!
  • 1977
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
398
YOUR RATING
Why Not! (1977)
ComedyDramaRomance

The eventful life of a three-way household in a suburban pavilion arouses the curiosity of those around them, including that of a police inspector.The eventful life of a three-way household in a suburban pavilion arouses the curiosity of those around them, including that of a police inspector.The eventful life of a three-way household in a suburban pavilion arouses the curiosity of those around them, including that of a police inspector.

  • Director
    • Coline Serreau
  • Writer
    • Coline Serreau
  • Stars
    • Sami Frey
    • Christine Murillo
    • Mario Gonzales
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    398
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Coline Serreau
    • Writer
      • Coline Serreau
    • Stars
      • Sami Frey
      • Christine Murillo
      • Mario Gonzales
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Sami Frey
    Sami Frey
    • Fernand Bulard
    Christine Murillo
    • Alexa, dite Alex
    Mario Gonzales
    • Louis
    Nicole Jamet
    • Sylvie
    Michel Aumont
    Michel Aumont
    • L'inspecteur Bricat
    Mathé Souverbie
    • La mère de Sylvie
    Alain Salomon
    • Roger
    Jacques Rispal
    Jacques Rispal
    • Le père de Louis
    Florence Brière
    Louise Chevalier
    Louise Chevalier
    • La mère de Louis
    Bernard Crombey
    • Le collègue de Roger
    • (as Bernard Crombé)
    Denise Dax
    Dorothy Marchini
    • L'américaine
    André Marcon
    André Marcon
    • Le nouveau mari de l'ex de Fernand
    Geneviève Mnich
    Geneviève Mnich
    • L'ex-femme de Fernand
    Guylène Péan
    • L'employée
    • (as Guylaine Péan)
    Xavier Saint-Macary
    • Paul, le play-boy
    Marie-Thérèse Saussure
    • Madame Picaud
    • Director
      • Coline Serreau
    • Writer
      • Coline Serreau
    • All cast & crew
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    olaf-67

    where to see it again

    Will it be able, to see this film again. Does anybody know, where there might be a copy or a digital release or something? I remember, the Film impressed me very much, when i saw it in the late seventy's, it even gave a new direction to my ethics, if i can say so with my medium bad English and i would very much like to see it again for i.e. just control, if i was correctly impressed that time. It seemed like a revolution, the promise of the possibility of love to more than one with the solution for so many not loved people, that are not loved because love is so restricted. Also maybe the way out of the 68 free love dilemma, cause this way love stays still romantic.
    9gugucom

    a wonderful film I saw in Paris a long time ago

    Some other comments have summarized the content of the film. For me the positive thinking about human relationships is at the core of this work. The film breaks free of conventional relationships and focuses on the love between people. Love comes to the most improbable people by being sensitive to the example set by the main figures of the plot. The most inspiring feature is the positive thinking. You go out of this film and you really ask yourself: Why not! Why not pay attention to the love that is searching you and that you may never have realized. I would love to own a DVD. A shame that it never got published outside cinemas. If it comes out I will definitely buy it. I did not know that it was shown in Germany.
    10Brocky

    An eye opener

    I'll never forget the night I went to the theater to watch it, once it was released in this country back in the late 1970's. I was living in a small community and remember that I felt like wearing a wig and dark sunglasses, in case I should meet somebody I knew. Well I didn't. I went with great anticipation that was met fully. It opened my eyes and prepared my mind to what a wonderful life that lay ahead of me. I was not to be disappointed. The movie is wonderful. My wish for the future is that it will run in the theaters again, as it has a story and a message to tell to people today, as it will have in the future. My wish is also that it will be released on DVD - soon.
    rick-69558

    This played at a Cleveland film festival in 2016 or so ...

    I've seldom been so mad that I wasn't in Cleveland.
    10Fides

    What a wonderful film for a rainy day...

    ... or a confused woman/man in the middle of an identity crisis! This wonderful comedy - it combines successfully the hilarious and the horrible - has nevertheless a strong underlying message of great seriousness: What matters is people, and their love for each other, and their strength to carry on. I've loved this film ever since I first saw it. It seems to be almost forgotten (except in Germany, where it still is a cult movie) - I am looking forward to the day when it will be released on video or DVD.

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    • Trivia
      French certificate: -13.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Poleshift-CITY LIFE-Hamburg (1990)

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Warum nicht!
    • Filming locations
      • Cabourg, Calvados, France(seaside scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Dimage
      • Société Nouvelle de Doublage SND
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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